Sunderland vs Stoke City

Sunderland have now been eliminated from each of their last nine FA Cup ties when facing a side from the same division or higher, since beating Southampton 1-0 in the fifth round in 2013-14, Stoke had lost their last 10 such games before today and have now progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup in three of the last four seasons.

Luke O’Nien has already conceded two penalties in three games for Sunderland in all competitions this year, having not conceded a single one in his 43 appearances for the club in 2024.

Milan Aleksic scored his first goal for Sunderland in what was his fourth appearance for the Black Cats.

This is the first FA Cup meeting between Sunderland and Stoke since February 1976, the Black Cats winning a fifth round replay 2-1 at Roker Park.

Sunderland have won their last two home games against Stoke, including a 2-1 Championship victory last month. They last won three consecutive home games against the Potters in all competitions in September 1986.

Sunderland have been eliminated from each of their last eight FA Cup ties when facing a side from the same division or higher, since beating Southampton 1-0 in the 2013-14 fifth round.

Stoke have been eliminated from six of their last eight FA Cup third round ties, having progressed from seven in a row before this.

Sunderland haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 FA Cup matches, since a 0-0 draw with Burnley in January 2017. They’ve conceded exactly three goals in their last two games in the competition.